All-solution-processed ITO-free polymer solar cells fabricated on copper sheets

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 98, Issue , 2012, Pages 168-171

  Kim, Tae Soo ^a   Na, Seok In ^b   Oh, Seung Hwan ^c   Kang, Rira ^a   Yu, Byung Kwan ^a   Yeo, Jun Seok ^a   Lee, Jongjin ^a   Kim, Dong Yu ^a  

^a Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)   (South Korea)

^b Korea Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

^c Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute   (South Korea)

Author keywords

All solution process; Bulk heterojunction; Conjugated polymers; Copper electrode; Highly conductive PEDOT:PSS; Organic solar cells

Indexed keywords

BULK HETEROJUNCTION; COPPER ELECTRODE; ORGANIC SOLAR CELL; PEDOT:PSS; SOLUTION PROCESS;

BUTYRIC ACID; CATHODES; CONDUCTING POLYMERS; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; COPPER; COST EFFECTIVENESS; FABRICATION; FATTY ACIDS; HETEROJUNCTIONS; POLYIMIDES;

CONJUGATED POLYMERS;

EID: 84855320460     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2011.09.058     Document Type: Article

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